洛克希德-马丁 F-35A“闪电”Ⅱ | 20140516161325

2013年5月13日，美国佛罗里达州，美国空军第 33 战斗机联队第 58 战斗机中队 F-35A“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机首次在埃格林空军基地上空进行空中加油训练，该机由联队指挥官埃里克·史密斯中校驾驶，训练任务沿佛罗里达西北海岸线展开，加油机是来自加州三月空军预备基地第 336 空中加油中队的 KC-135R“同温层油轮”，第 33 战斗机联队归属空军培训司令部（AETC），驻扎佛罗里达州埃格林空军基地，专门培训海军、海军陆战队、空军和盟军的 F-35 飞行员和维护人员，配备机型涵盖常规起降、短距起飞、垂直起降、舰载型等所有 F-35 型号。（For the first time in Eglin's air space, instructor pilot U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Eric Smith, 33rd operations support squadron commander, navigates an F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter from the 58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla. toward an Air Force Reserve KC-135R Stratotanker from the 336th Air Refueling Squadron, March ARB, Calif., May 13, 2013. Smith, an Air Force F-35 instructor pilots at the 33rd Fighter Wing trained with others to qualify in aerial refueling for the joint strike fighter. His success will add another capability for student pilot training to the F-35 Integrated Training Center here. The 33rd FW is responsible for F-35 A/B/C Lightning II pilot and maintainer training for the Marine Corps, the Navy, the Air Force and, in the future, at least eight coalition partners. Initially, 59 aircraft and three flying squadrons, one for each service/aircraft variant, will be established at Eglin.）